John 17.15-18 - In, Not of, but Into the World

John 17.15-18 - In, Not of, but Into….the World

Flee Babylon?...while still paying down credit card debt here??  Yet, Jesus prayed for us; “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world…As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world” (John 17.15-18). In: We now belong somewhere we don’t yet live. In Him we love and light up this dark world by being different from it. Not of: Do you love your cool phone more than the Bible on its app? What would change in your life if you did not have Jesus? What captures your heart? Into: Do you advance His kingdom, glory, and grace in all you do? Jesus – the ‘friend of sinners’ – shows us Biblical separation is not where we are or who we are with. It is about motive and mission. Follow Him and invite others!